PETALING JAYA: Another one bites the dust as Flandi Limpele has now decided to end his tenure as the national men's doubles coach under the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
In January, Indonesia Indra Wijaya ended his stint as the women's singles coach to take up an offer to coach independent shuttler Lee Zii Jia while Chan Chong Ming left in December, ending his short stint as the women's doubles coach.
He will return home and rejoin All-Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI) next week as a coach.
The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) on Monday confirmed the departure of Flandi effective on April 1.
According to the national body in a statement, efforts were made to offer new terms but the 48-year-old coach did not wish to extend his contract.
BAM said: "We would like to put on record our sincere appreciation to Flandi for his dedication and commitment and wish him every success in his future endeavors."
Flandi said: "After careful consideration and discussions with the doubles director of coaching Rexy (Mainaky), I feel it is the right time for me to step down. I am grateful for having had the privilege to serve BAM (since July 2020)."
Rexy, who joined late last year, thanked Flandi for strengthening the men's doubles department.
“Firstly, I would like to say thank you to Flandi for his hard work and professionalism in BAM.
“He has laid the groundwork in the men’s doubles department for us to build on and he has contributed to memorable moments. I am proud of the work that we have done together. I wish him the very best in his next chapter.
“There is still so much to be done to continue the upward trajectory of our young men’s doubles squad and I promise that I will continue to work hard to lead this department to greater heights."
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